apple trees and hard pan

[shahomy]

while planting 5 apple trees yesterday i found some hard pan at about 1.5 ft deep...i broke through easy enough, it was about 1-2 inches thick...will this be a problem for my apple trees?
A few years ago we dug up an old, huge oak stump. The bottom of this behemoth was as flat as a dinner plate, cause of the hardpan underneath(could also hear water running underground).

 

[dbltree]

It shouldn't be a problem because most roots will spread out laterally anyway but keep us posted on how your trees do...

 

[shahomy]

Thanks again dbltree!

 

[Sligh1]

What state are you in? I have not run into any hard pan's in IA yet. How common u all finding these situations?

 

[shahomy]

I`m in Muskegon,Michigan

 

[letemgrow]

What about putting in some turnips or something to break up the hardpan around the apple trees so they can follow the holes created by turnips. Just a thought, unless turnips are harmful to apple trees?

 

[cedar creek]

Just make sure you don't plant within 75 ft of a walnut tree or stump. It took me several years before i learned that lesson!